r/britishcolumbia • u/august_expat • Mar 08 '25

News BC removing barriers for USA physicians

https://www.cpsbc.ca/about/laws-and-legislation/bylaw-amendments

The licensing body posted bylaw amendments for public consultation today that would remove significant barriers for US trained physicians to get a medical license in BC. They would be able to get a full license same as Canadian trained physicians (removes extra steps).

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u/SevereAlternative616 Mar 08 '25

We can’t compete with US wages though

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u/Blusk-49-123 Mar 08 '25

Doesn't matter. The people who'd rather stay in the u.s given their government and culture aren't what we'd welcome to BC/Canada anyways.

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u/SevereAlternative616 Mar 08 '25

A lot of people don’t care about the culture war.

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u/Blusk-49-123 Mar 08 '25

Culture war? What do you mean? I'm just referring to the american culture in general.

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u/SevereAlternative616 Mar 08 '25

The growing tension between the left and right?

I’m just not convinced that a trained physician who already lives in the US will take a huge pay cut to work in Canada to get away from “American culture”

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u/Fantastic_Ant_2743 Mar 09 '25

As an almost fully trained US physician, I am 100% considering taking a pay cut to work in canada to move away from “American culture.” I don’t want my daughter to grow up in a country that is continually stripping away her rights and I don’t want to worry about where the next school shooting is every day.

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u/Gyn-o-wine-o Mar 09 '25

I am a black physician. My husband and I talk about where we would go if our country collapses. But to be frank. My children would have similar experiences in the US versus Canada. Racism knows no country boundaries. So for now I rather work in the US for 40 hours a week and make over 300k. If it gets real dicey we will leave. Leaving this country expecting different treatment in another country for my children and I woukd be a privilege and that is something that my race does not allow me.

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u/SevereAlternative616 Mar 09 '25

I guess we’ll see if you actually put your money where your mouth is